We learned from China Railway Group that starting December 1, the railway department will optimize the passenger transport electronic invoicing service and add functions such as issuing electronic invoices online for passengers. According to current regulations, ticket purchasers can only issue electronic passenger invoices for themselves and other passengers. Starting December 1, after processing ticket purchases, refunds, and ticket changes for passengers through the railway 12306, ticket purchasers can issue electronic invoices for passengers online within 180 days from the end of the itinerary or the date the refund or ticket change business is processed in the Railway 12306 “electronic invoice” service area. At the same time, in response to reports from some travelers that blue-background-style electronic invoices are not sufficiently recognizable when printing and reimbursement, white-background-style electronic invoices have now been added, and blue-background-style electronic invoices will continue to be provided. In order to make it easier for the elderly, disconnected people, etc. to obtain electronic invoices, and continue to maintain offline application channels, travelers can apply for an electronic invoice at the ticket window or ticket vending machine at the station and obtain a “scan code invoice” with the valid ID of the passenger used when purchasing tickets, then use the 12306 App to scan the QR code on the “Scan Code Invoice Form”, and complete the relevant information as required to issue an electronic invoice. The new regulations make it clear that Railway 12306 is the only official online ticketing platform for China Railway and the only official channel for providing electronic invoices for railway passenger transport. Any third-party platform or individual involved in the railway ticket sales business shall not provide services such as issuing, delivering, or downloading electronic railway passenger invoices.

We learned from China Railway Group that starting December 1, the railway department will optimize the passenger transport electronic invoicing service and add functions such as issuing electronic invoices online for passengers. According to current regulations, ticket purchasers can only issue electronic passenger invoices for themselves and other passengers. Starting December 1, after processing ticket purchases, refunds, and ticket changes for passengers through the railway 12306, ticket purchasers can issue electronic invoices for passengers online within 180 days from the end of the itinerary or the date the refund or ticket change business is processed in the Railway 12306 “electronic invoice” service area. At the same time, in response to reports from some travelers that blue-background-style electronic invoices are not sufficiently recognizable when printing and reimbursement, white-background-style electronic invoices have now been added, and blue-background-style electronic invoices will continue to be provided. In order to make it easier for the elderly, disconnected people, etc. to obtain electronic invoices, and continue to maintain offline application channels, passengers can apply for an electronic invoice at the ticket window or ticket vending machine at the station and obtain a “scan code invoice” with the valid ID of the passenger used when purchasing tickets, then use the 12306 App to scan the QR code on the “Scan Code Invoice Form”, and complete the relevant information as required to issue an electronic invoice. The new regulations make it clear that Railway 12306 is the only official online ticketing platform for China Railway and the only official channel for providing electronic invoices for railway passenger transport. Any third party platform or individual involved in the railway ticket sales business shall not provide services such as issuing, delivering, or downloading electronic railway passenger invoices.